Hannah R. Tanner v. Texas State University

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN NO. 03-21-00131-CV Hannah R. Tanner, Appellant v. Texas State University, Appellee FROM THE 207TH DISTRICT COURT OF HAYS COUNTY NO. 17-0354, THE HONORABLE WILLIAM R. HENRY, JUDGE PRESIDING OPINION In this appeal, we must determine whether compliance with the rule requiring diligence in service of process is a jurisdictional “statutory prerequisite to a suit” against a governmental entity under the Texas Tort Claims Act (TTCA). See Tex. Gov’t Code § 311.034 (“Statutory prerequisites to a suit, including the provision of notice, are…